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Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will require unprecedented action to strengthen data as an essential part of the infrastructure for sustainable development. Our hundreds of partners are joining forces to galvanize political commitment, align strategic priorities, foster collaboration, spur innovation, and build trust in the booming data ecosystems of the 21st century.

Whether it is gathering in person for regional workshops or high-level meetings, joining data collaboratives, initiatives, or task teams, or advocating for data for development online, partners engage around the world, with each other and with the Global Partnership Secretariat, working to deliver real-world solutions that improve people's lives.

Learn more about the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data's member organizations below – filter by Sustainable Development Goal, topic, sector, and more.

GEO harnesses the power of open data through the Global Earth Observation System of Systems for access to better information and decision making for a changing planet.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) works to reduce poverty and inequality, to improve health and education, and advance infrastructure through financial and technical support for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations, was founded with the purpose of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic ties among countries and with other nations of the world.

Supporting countries in the collection, analysis and dissemination of census data for development is a critical part of UNFPA's mandate. UNFPA plays key roles in coordinating technical and financial assistance for censuses -- support can include resource mobilization, the provision of chief technical advisers, training in technical communication and advocacy, operating publicity campaigns, as well as developing census budgets, road maps, and instruments, such as questionnaires and manuals.

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to countries around the world. We are not a bank in the ordinary sense but a unique partnership to reduce poverty and support development.

The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) is a center within the Earth Institute at Columbia University. CIESIN works at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences, and specializes in online data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment.

Global Pulse is the United Nations Secretary-General's flagship innovation initiative on big data.

Development Gateway works to ensure governments, organizations, and citizens can access, understand, and apply data to achieve sustainable development outcomes.

GeoCensos Foundation is an officially registered NGO working in the Latin America and the Caribbean region that promotes innovative projects in geospatial disciplines.